Potential Impact of Gramm-Rudman on the American Family: Critical Research Questions for Social Work

The University Archives has determined that this item is of continuing value to OSU's history.Keynote Speaker 2: James H. Ward, Ph.D., Dean, University of Alabama School of Social Work - "Potential Impact of Gramm-Rudman on the American Family".The Ohio State University College of Social Wor

Gay Marriage: The Evolving Human Family

This theoretical discussion centers on the evolving nature of marriage and its underlying function over the course of human history. The author pulls from the constructs of Evolutionary Psychology, Sociobiology, genetics and General Systems Theory to formulate some hypotheses about the changing configuration of the American family. The discussion also identifies various factors which have contributed to the rather rapid shift in social attitudes and public policy about gay marriage in the past decade

Sharing Alike: French Family Taxation as a Model for Reform

The current system of federal income taxation neither recognizes nor accommodates the realities of the modern American family. The author proposes an alternative method of taxing personal income based on the French method of taxation. The French method of taxing each family member\u27s portion of total family income in the aggregate according to a universal rate schedule is examined as a model that better reflects the actual living arrangements and financial burdens of American taxpayers

“The Youngest of the great American Family”: The Creation of a Franco-American Culture in Early Louisiana

On April 30, 1803, the Jefferson administration purchased French Louisiana. Initially American lawmakers rejoiced at the prospect of American domination of the Mississippi River. Yet within a few short months this optimism was replaced with uncertainty and alarm as lawmakers faced the task of incorporating Lower Louisiana into the Union. As Americans tackled the many unintended consequences of the Louisiana Purchase, Louisianans also had to confront the ramifications of the landmark acquisition and the encroachment of a new American government in their lives. From 1803 to 1815, American lawmakers and Louisianans embarked on a parallel journey to incorporate Lower Louisiana into the political, social, and cultural infrastructure of the young republic. The American part of this historic journey has been well documented as many historians explore how American lawmakers passed key legislation and implemented programs of Americanization to bring Lower Louisiana into the Union. Louisianans’ perspective, however, has remained quite secondary. By exploring the lives of individual Louisianans, this project examines how they too shaped the incorporation of Lower Louisiana and how their class, race, and ethnicity influenced their participation in that process. In highlighting the experiences of Creole elite families, prominent political figures, and Lower Louisiana’s free people of color, it becomes clear that Louisianans employed vital strategies of negotiation to sufficiently assimilate to gain American citizenship and acceptance, while also preserving vital aspects of their French identity. By utilizing tools such as political activism, military service, and the conversation of attachment, Louisianans came into the Union on their own terms and ultimately created a Franco-American culture that still pervades Louisiana today

Impact of Screening on Prognosis in the Multiple Endocrine Neoplasia Type 2 Syndromes: Natural History and Treatment Results in 105 Patients

We evaluated the effects of screening for multiple endocrine neoplasia type 2A (MEN-2A) in 12 families. Genealogical studies going back to 1730 show a common ancestry for seven Swedish families and one American family. The total number of patients included 105 individuals, 68 of whom were diagnosed by our screening program. Our screening methods for medullary carcinoma of the thyroid (MTC) had an optimal sensitivity and specificity. The frequency of gene carriers detected in MEN-2A families was 55%. Screening will lead to early diagnosis and early therapy, which in turn, will significantly decrease morbidity, incidence of surgical complications, and mortality related to the tumors of this hereditary syndrome

Walking "the same path" : Indian voices and the issues of removal

The Congressional debate over the Indian Removal Act in the spring of 1830 represented a synthesis of the arguments that had focused national attention throughout the 1820s on the Indians' rights and capacity for becoming part of "the American family." The defining of the issues is evident from a survey of three prominent journals of the 1820s, North American Review, Niles' Weekly Register, and The National Intelligencer. Journalists, academicians, government officials, and clergy considered the fate of the Indians in light of three recurring questions: Who had the rights to the land? Could Indians and whites co-exist? What role should the Indian play in the historical and literary narrating of America

AN ANALYSIS OF THE NATIONAL DEFENSE STUDENT LOAN PROGRAM AT LONGWOOD COLLEGE, THE HISTORY AND A PROFILE OF THE PARTICIPANTS 1959-72

Post-secondary education in the United States often proves to be a major financial burden for the typical American family. The cost of a college education to some has become high in relation to the income level of many families. Some students must seek financial assistance form sources other than their family. Historically, financial assistance to the undergraduate college student has been available from several sources. Some of these sources have included private industry, scholarships and grants through private philanthropic foundations, banks, loan companies, financial assistance programs sponsored by colleges and post-secondary institutions, state governments, private individual contributions, and the national government. This study was designed to examine one type of student financial assistance program sponsored by the national government, the National Defense Student Loan

The 1939-1940 New York World\u27s Fair: Typical American Families Build Tomorrow

The 1939-1940 New York World’s Fair held a Typical American Family contest during its second season. The contest ran in newspapers all over the country, and the winning families spent a free week living at the Fair, enjoying the latest products by corporate exhibitors. Because winners were chosen either by reader votes or by local panels of judges, the families represent prevailing conceptions of the ideal American family. The convergence of the winning families with a profit-driven world’s fair reveals how America’s domestic ideology influenced mass consumerism, and how advertisers saw the family institution as both a target and a valuable marketing tool. In addition to examining consumerism and the American family, this paper will discuss the Typical American Family contest’s connection to the individual and national identity crises triggered by machine-age anxieties and the instability of the Depression years